Good QPR claret's?

Claret is just a British term for red Bordeaux. (Legend has it that it's a corruption of the French word clairet.) So any Californian bordeaux blend would fit the bill.

Try Franciscan Magnificat - decent QPR juice.

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Originally posted by Dave Tong BBP:
Claret is just a British term for red Bordeaux. (Legend has it that it's a corruption of the French word clairet.) So any Californian bordeaux blend would fit the bill.

Try Franciscan Magnificat - decent QPR juice.

I used the term claret as I specifically am asking about non french bordeaux wines.

Cliff Lede Claret
Ramey Claret

Newton was nice for the price...

QPRs? Meerlust Rubicon (South African wine) is the way to go. You may be able to find either the 2000, or the 2001s out there, about 20-25 bucks. Both drink like a rock star.

2002 Flora Springs Trilogy - maybe a bit on the high side of what people would consider 'qpr price' though.

Steltzner
Marshall Cellars (Juliet Peery)
Worthy Sophia's Cuvee
Chappellet Mountain Cuvee
R Craig Affinity
Cain Cuvee

Cliff Lede Claret, Staps Leap District 2005

The current Best Seller at my wine bar.

By far, the best QPR in the maket today at approx $39 retail. Easily drinks like many of its peers that cost $100+

I really like the wines from Seven Hills Winery in Walla Walla. Not only are their Merlot and Cabernets good but they are also very Bordeaux in style.

Even though this is adding nothing new to this thread, here's another vote for Cliff Lede Claret - great stuff @ the right price

Seek out the Audellsa Summit.

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Cliff Lede and Ramey. Both around $30.

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Originally posted by Sticky2:
I used the term claret as I specifically am asking about non french bordeaux wines.

In that case "Meritage" would be a better term. For over 300 years "Claret" has meant Bordeaux, and within the EU it is a reserved word.

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Originally posted by Dave Tong BBP:
In that case "Meritage" would be a better term. For over 300 years "Claret" has meant Bordeaux, and within the EU it is a reserved word.

I strongly agree leaving Bordeaux in France where it belongs. One would not ask for non-Californian Napa-Valley wines either.

Other 'nice' example: Rhône wine, Rhône is a Region in France and i do not like the way the term is used on winespectator. Since people here are experts it looks like an intentional attack on those old names.
There is no Bordeaux wine outside of France,
there is no Burgundy outside of France,
there is no Champagne outside of France,
there is no Rhône wine outside France,
there is no Rhine Riesling outside Germany
...

The use of those terms for other countries is reflecting the eternal wine naming conflict between the EU and the USA.

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Originally posted by Dave Tong BBP:


In that case "Meritage" would be a better term. For over 300 years "Claret" has meant Bordeaux, and within the EU it is a reserved word.

Without question or debate!